I got an email from ebay that there are no insertion fees now through February 8. I know what some of you are thinking as you read this “Ebay sucks! Their fees are too high!”

Yeah, I’m annoyed too. But they’re still pretty much the only game in town if you want to recoup some of your money on your items. I loathe craigslist and think it’s really skeevy….just a necessary evil if you have furniture or baby equipment. I feel dirty just after looking at the site, it’s so cheap.

And, yeah, so you’ll save a whole quarter with this ‘no insertion fees’ promo. But, I look at it this way–

First, even if it is just a quarter, it’s annoying to have to put out any money if your item doesn’t sell.

Second, I’m assuming that ebay is going to do other marketing endeavors to accompany this, and drive more traffic to their site. Heck, they got me to look at my account that hasn’t been touched in weeks. This is just the oomph I need to get the things listed that I have taking up space in my office. Hopefully millions of other people will also be driven to look at the site and maybe buy something.

Third, here’s a funny tip I learned from a fellow couponer. To avoid the fees on larger items, sellers are getting creative. This particular person bought a $200 gift card. She paid $1 for the gift card and $180 for shipping & handling. Dig out those unwanted gift cards you got for Christmas and turn them into cash!

Happy Selling!

If you look up top, I’ve added a resource page with helpful links for couponing. I find it helpful to have them all in one place. I’ve added a Kellogg’s link that they publish on their site. It’s a complete listing of every promo they are currently running, including mail in rebates.